New ESP Guitars and Basses for 2011

[StefTD]

Hey guys, just got this link:

http://espguitarsusa.blogspot.com/2011/01/new-esp-and-ltd-models-for-2011.html

really not liking James Hetfield's new Signature, but that's just me.
I was hoping for a few other things, but they always release more, so I can wait.

Digging the H1007, but I was hoping that they release more 7 strings or a baritone, too.
An EC baritone would have been really awesome!

 

[guitarguru777]

Nothing there I like other then the EC's of course ....

ESP need to really step it up in the "looks" department. More natural finishes would be a plus. I am so tired of bursts and camo painted guitars.

 

[Fragle]

Nothing there I like other then the EC's of course ....

my thoughts exactly.

who the hell would want to play a reign in blood anniversary guitar? i'm as much of a slayer fan as anyone, but you'd never see me on stage with that guitar.
i'm not getting the point of signature series in general (not only esp).....sometimes there's some cool stuff that you'll hardly find in another guitar, but most of the time it's just a basic production model with a signature and maybe different wood or pickups or whatever.

anyways, not feeling the new ltd/deluxe models either...

 

[FIXXXER]

omg the JH sig looks so awful, the slayer one looks badass, no lefthand models as usual -.-

 

[Nebulous]

The Hetfield sig reflects their current material- a mockery of the legend that we all cherish in our memories.

 

[The Unavoidable]

Loving the new explorer style, way better than the other one. Hopefully they will do more guitars with that style.

I was hoping for a decent V though, THAT ISN'T ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR FOUR MILLION FUCKING SIGNATURE MODELS.

 

[ConnorFromHell]

Liking the H-1007 (A LOT!) and the MS-1... the Reign In Blood guitar is pretty cool too IMO, not sure about the new Metallica ones though.

Also, with the new Stephen Carpenter 8-string, wouldn't a standard-scale 8 have really bad tuning problems?

 

[Nebulous]

I honestly don't know why they don't just make a permanent JH sig Explorer with some of the old finishes/ grafix from the Justice, Black and maybe even Load tours.

 

[KHE]

i hope they use the original floyd on the H-1007FR and not the licensed-crap...

 

[AHChris]

Oh no... Every year the same shit. B O R I N G! 1000 new signature guitars + one black and one white ltd.

Why no cool ESP standard models? What about a M-Model which is not black???

 

[Harry Hughes]

None of the signature models interest me at all.
25.5 inch scale 8 string? Seriously? G# is the absolute lowest you can go on a 25.5 inch scale and that's very much pushing it. F# just doesn't work at all on a 25.5 inch scale IMHO.

7 strings look cool though.
What caught my eye the most was the introduction of those LTD Teles. I think having one of those would be pretty awesome.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

I feel a little sting in my heart whenever someone modifies the classic Explorer shape.

 

[John_C]

not new as such, but it wasn't on the site last year at all
I want this guitar SOOOOO much

or maybe this one actually

I'm a real sucker for wood finishes

 

[Bekanor]

The thing I'm sick of most, more than black guitars, more than completely superfluous signature models is...


FUCKING ROSEWOOD FRETBOARDS!


At the $1000 level it's always cuts that look shit, feel shit and are just depressing to be around. They get that white shit in them and you can never fucking get it out.

I know we're talking mid range price point here but it's clearly not hurting overheads to whack real pickups and OFRs into these guitars, does the extra bit of coin for a nice maple or ebony fretboard really make a difference? BC Rich offer ebony boards on their mid range guitars and I'm yet to hear about their parent company experiencing a spiking suicide rate due to bankruptcy. Although in ESP's case once they get done sweeping the sea dead for abalone to shove into every nook and cranny there probably isn't a lot left for nice fretboard woods. Ibanez just seem determined to drive their customer base straight at Schecter and LTD, and Jackson probably won't ever understand that people outside of shitty 80's thrash revivalist bands play guitar too.

The other excuse is that you have to buy the high end standard series to get nicer options. Really, so why can't I get a figured top on an ESP M series but I can get quilt maple (and a maple fretboard mind you) on a fucking $300 M-103?

The only thing I can put it down to is the weird curve of demand for particular specs at particular price points on particular models. Because it doesn't make a lick of sense to have a nice mid range guitar that looks like a $150 starter guitar when you're looking down the neck. Though if that is the case, who the fuck are all these people with shitty taste demanding ugly fucking rosewood on everything?

I've only touched on the main metal guitar manufacturers here because it's the most confronting to me as a metal guitar player. Gibson and PRS make guitars for rich dentists looking for a new expensive hobby and old rockers who buy overpriced things based on qualities that don't exist ("mojo").

 

[guitarguru777]

Yea i just came ... yes I DID

 

[Donovan S.]

not new as such, but it wasn't on the site last year at all
I want this guitar SOOOOO much

or maybe this one actually

I'm a real sucker for wood finishes

God daaammmnnnn!!!! Wood finishes!

 

[John_C]

ok, no i was wrong..............it's no longer on their site, i was looking at the 2008 version or something

 

[nwright]

Those ebony series geets were only around for a year IIRC. They had the F shape guitar, and then a couple basses IIRC. The are made in Indonesia or Vietnam IIRC.

 

[Dexter_prog]

Nothing there I like other then the EC's of course ....

ESP need to really step it up in the "looks" department. More natural finishes would be a plus. I am so tired of bursts and camo painted guitars.

I couldn't agree more. I only liked the Ecs (which look like Schecters) and the acoustics.

 

[Auroras]

I couldn't agree more. I only liked the Ecs (which look like Schecters) and the acoustics.

the ec's look like les paul customs not schecters at all